She also bemoaned the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down most of SB1070, and the subsequent move by the Department of Homeland Security to rescind its 287(g) agreement with the state, which would have allowed Arizona the ability to check a suspect’s immigration status.

“He hasn’t secured my borders,” she said. “He’s told the Border Patrol, actually, to look the other way. He took 287(g) away from all of my law enforcement in Arizona, so now they can’t even call in and use it as a tool. And then on top of that, on the same day, what does he do? He establishes a hotline, so if you feel like your civil rights have been infringed upon, you’ve got a direct line to [the Department of Justice]. Oh come on.”

As The Washington Postnoted Monday, the GOP continues to accuse the Obama administration of undermining immigration law despite Homeland Security figures showing that Obama has deported undocumented immigrants at a higher rate than his predecessor, George W. Bush. During Obama’s tenure, a total of 1.4 immigrants have been deported, only 600,000 less than during the eight-year Bush presidency.

Criticism of the law as being motivated by racial bias was renewed last month after emails from the bill’s author, former state Senate President Russell Pearce (R) were revealed to likened current immigration laws to “importing thousands of Islamic jihadists and hope they adapt to the American Dream.”

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Arturo R. García is the managing editor at Racialicious.com. He is based in San Diego, California and has written for both print and broadcast media, including contributions to GlobalComment.com, The Root and Comment Is Free. Follow him on Twitter at @ABoyNamedArt